Our 2018 festival was a tremendously SOLD OUT success

THANK YOU TO OUR AMAZING SUPPORTERS

2018LINE-UP

Our independent filmmakers, musicians and VR creators have hustled hard to bring their visionsto life and now they’re ready for a new wave! Explore carefully selected stories,sounds and experiences as we give our community the celebration they deserve.

Check out our 3 segments below:

Short films

Dive into a kaleidoscope of thought provoking, funny and heartwarming stories brought to life by sleepless nights from Toronto's underground filmmakers, actors and sound-makers.

Our film section is our most impressive, showcasing 10 shorts from the Greater Toronto Area demonstrating the culture, diversity and important stories Toronto has to offer. This selection was scouted from the dark depths of the internet and film world, placing raw talent and merit over prestige. Some films have been in Sundance and SXSW.

Game - Joy Webster (13:54)

A drama about a young boy struggling to endure his sister's twisted games and accept his mother's death (LESLIEVILLE PREMIERE).

GUION - Sagi Kahane-Rapport & Adam Madrzyk (20:14)

A biography about Guion Bluford, the first African American astronaut that went into space (WORLD PREMIERE).

My Dead Dad's Porno Tapes - Charlie Tyrell (13:37)

A quirky documentary made from objects left from a young man’s father, combining old VHS footage and stop-motion animations.

Chesterfield - Gabriel Patti, Florence B. & Christoph Benfey (19:59)

A slice-of-life comedy about a guy moving to Toronto and finding friendship, adventure and belonging as he moves a couch across the city.

Off By Heart - Nabil Badine (8:24)

A drama thriller about a young man being held at gunpoint by an older man with a mental health problem (WORLD PREMIERE).

The Things You Think I'm Thinking - Sherren Lee (14:17)

A drama about a queer burn victim dealing with his inner demons upon trying his hand at the dating scene again.

I AM I AM - Sebastian Back (14:14)

A raw take on the independent film industry through the eyes of an aspiring & expressive filmmaker named Freddie (WORLD PREMIERE).

Nebula - Anders Gatten (12:02)

A feel-good documentary about a boy who found a career as a painter while living with Autism (WORLD PREMIERE).

Shiva Baby - Emma Seligman (7:40)

A gripping family drama about a Jewish girl meeting a recent hook-up at a Shiva (CANADIAN PREMIERE).

Voice for Change: Laura Hillier - Sarah Gonyea (6:50)

An eye-opening documentary about the young girl who died with Cancer while fighting to change the Ontario health system (WORLD PREMIERE).

Live Music

Dance the night away with our artists, and get those creative juices flowing! We've got mellow, we've got upbeat, we've got a sound for every wavelength.

Our live music portion features 5 underground artists from the Greater Toronto Area that will play after the films & award ceremony. They'll pour their souls out until the end of the night, creating an atmosphere for all to mix and mingle.

Del

After growing up singing in musical theatre, Nigerian-Canadian artist Del started rapping at age 14 and has since uniquely combined both skills to craft his own voice in music. Being born in Nigeria, and raised in Tanzania, Mauritius, Kenya and now Canada, Del’s music is influenced by cultures and sounds from across the world.

Jong SL

Jong SL is an alternative singer-songwriter with a fresh, bittersweet sound drawn from unfinished memories. His first EP Ice Cream was brighter and uplifting, but his new project will be melancholic and introspective.

Mango Reinhardt

Mango Reinhardt is a dreamy Toronto-based surf rock four piece who like to pretend they live in far more tropical places.

Pretty

Pretty is a psychedelic pop band that is a big wall of sound. In a world that brings out ugly in such loud ways, they choose to focus on the pretty.

Virtual Reality

If you think this looks cool now, wait until you experience it in 360.

Time for a paradigm shift and to see with new eyes! Get into a criminal's head and experience perspectives you would never otherwise know.Our VR segment consists of a VR cinema curated by Contraverse, a 360 video projection dome sponsored by Igloo Vision, and an interactive VR play-pin brought in through 4 HTC Vive stations with VRPlayin

Odyssey VR - Josh Gonsalves / Contraverse VR

Transcend through spacetime in this epic adventure inspired by Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Contravision - Josh Gonslaves / Contraverse VR

(11 min 35 sec) Genre: Sci-fi / DramaSynopsis: In the near future, Winston experiences a lonely birthday through the lens of his broken AI-powered augmented reality glasses. His A.I. assistant, Contra, shows you everything you want to see, even the ugly truth about your friends and the future of social media.

Pawn - Josh Gonsalves / Contraverse VR

(9 min 15 sec) Genre: ActionSynopsis: A getaway driver finds himself in a warehouse being interrogated by two agents for a crime he can’t remember. A blow to the head jogs his memory and you relive the action-packed heist that reveals there’s more to the story.

Broken Mirror - Josh Gonsalves / Contraverse VR

(11 min 15 sec)Genre: Psychological Thriller

Synopsis: Kyle is trapped in a motel room with nothing but his own reflection and dark secrets. Experience this psychological thriller from the perspective of a man going insane in a sleazy motel room as he fights with his own reflection in the bathroom mirror.

Humanity 360- Daniel Everitt-Lock

Follows the events of the Christmas Truce of 1914, and is depicted across 3 days, from the 24th-26th, with historical accuracy according to letters home from soldiers of the truce.

Perkauskaite - Invention

Beat Saber - VR Playin

Beat Saber is a VR rhythm game where your goal is to slash the beats which perfectly fit into precisely handcrafted music.

VR Playin

Game:Masterpiece VR is a collaborative sculpting and painting tool that allows users to easily create 3D content in virtual reality.

Burano in VR - Maja Wrońska/Daniele Pugni

Look around and explore a watercolour city

Hugh Hou

Breaking with Flipz

The Crew - Johan Anderson

A Filipino cruise ship cleaner finally gets a chance to perform an opera aria in the crew talent show, but when the show is cancelled he still finds a way to sing.

Ashes - Adam Hersko-RonaTas

When a woman visits her father, she asks him to not attend an important family affair.

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Feel free to reach out to us if you have any questions, concerns, or even if you just want to discuss life over a cup of tea.